2022 Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 327 people earned their degree in mining and mineral engineering, making the major the 718th most popular in the United States.

Across Alaska, there were 2 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,325 and $26,561 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mining and mineral engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mining and mineral engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska master’s degree mining and mineral engineering students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering in Alaska (With Aid)

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 1 masters’s mining and mineral engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UAF Mining & Mineral Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Alastair Rae.

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